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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Tennis Twins Have Done It! Rosewall Retains Cup for Australia; Tense Four Set Match Seixas Shows Courage in Epic Battle

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

Melbourne, Dec. 31: Nineteen year old Ken Rosewall became a national hero this afternoon when he defeated America's Vic Seixas in an epic four set battle to retain the Davis Cup for Australia. The win…

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Local Boy for Cricket School

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

Dennis Parsons, 16-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. K. P. W. Parsons, of the Zinc Corporation, has been accepted by the New South Wales Cricket Association to attend…

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Table Tennis Bill Hodge In World's Title

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 4

Sydney, Jan. 3. — Three Sydney players will represent Australia at the world table tennis championships…

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S.a. Tennis

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 12

Adelaide: Miss H. Angwin (S.A.), defeated Miss F. Muller (Queensland) 4-6, 6-3. 6-2 in the women's…

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Stop Press S.a. Tennis

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 12

Australia's Lewis Hoad and Ken Rosewall combined to outplay the American pair VicSeixas and Tony Trabert in straight sets in the…

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Success Of Holiday Racing In South Australia

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 4

The holiday racing period was brought to a successful conclusion with a meeting at Murray Bridge last Saturday in the presence of a record crowd…

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Why Rose Went to the Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

Adelaide: "Sure, I Was at the races on Saturday in Melbourne. Does it matter whether I was there or playing marbles? I couldn't get to Adelaide on Saturday in any…

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Local Races Entries for Jany 16 MEETING

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 11

Nominations for the Silver City Racing Club's meeting on January 16 closed at 5 o'clock…

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B.H. Girl in Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

JILL STRACHAN, 14, of Broken Hill, playing in the South Australian tennis championships, made sure she looked neat for all lier matches at Memorial Drive [?] She took six frocks…

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Strachan Family in Big Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

Two well-known Broken Hill junior tennis players (Noel and Jill Strachan) are competing in the S.A. championships in Adelaide…

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Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

The annual summer swimming school sponsored by the N.S.W. Education Department will be held at the City Baths from January 13 to 25…

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Swimming School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

The annual summer swimming school sponsored by the N.S.W. Education Department will be held at the City Baths from January 13 to 25…

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Table Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 7

The annual general meeting of the Broken Hill Table Tennis Association will be held at the Y.M.C.A. on…

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Table Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 7

The annual general meeting of the Broken Hill Table Tennis Association will be held at the Y.M.C.A. on…

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Cricket Next Week

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

The District Cricket League's competition will be resumed next Saturday after the Christmas holiday recess. With only five points between the first three teams the coming matches should be keenly contested…

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Cricket Next Week

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

The District Cricket League's competition will be resumed next Saturday after the Christmas holiday recess. With only five points between the first three teams the cpming matches should be keenly contested…

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S.A. Country Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

The S.A. Country Carnival Cricket Association's carnival is to be held, commencing Monday, March 8. "The…

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S.A. Country Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

The S.A. Country Carnival Cricket Association's carnival is to be held, commencing Monday, March 8. "The…

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The Barrier Miner Saturday, January 9, 1954. Professional Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

A GREAT deal of ballyhoo has been written about Australia's Davis Cup stars being made offers to turn professional. It is with profound satisfaction that we…

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The Barrier Miner Saturday, January 9, 1954. Professional Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

A GREAT deal of ballyhoo has been written about Australia's Davis Cup stars being made offers to turn professional. It is with profound satisfaction that we…

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